Black Leopards have narrowly escaped an outright relegation to the lower division, but all is not over yet. They still have a mountain to climb in order to retain their Absa Premiership League status.

The regional manager of SABC Limpopo, Mr Victor Ravhanzwo, Premier Sello Moloto, acting MEC of Sport Arts and Culture, Dikeledi Magadzi, Safa national executive member Dakedi Lekota, SABC members and other stakeholders were gathered at Peter Mokhaba Stadium last Thursday to commemorate the day the 2010 Fifa World Cup was awarded to South Africa.

More than 1 000 Univen students, amongst them well-known traditional leader Vho Thovhele Gole Mphaphuli, enjoyed the sweet smell of success when they graduated during a ceremony at the university last week.

The community´s complaints about the damaged streets in Louis Trichardt will soon be a thing of the past, says the Makhado Municipality spokesperson, Mr Louis Bobodi.

A 59-year-old woman from Tshitutuni Village in the Siloam area was allegedly detained for 10 hours by a friend of her boyfriend, before he went on to rape her several times, police have said.

The SABC Limpopo Combo, in partnership with the Department of Housing and Local Government, came to the rescue of the Rampampa family in the Guyuni Mutale area on Friday, when they built them a house.

The communication gap between the blind and the South African Police Service (SAPS) was bridged on Tuesday when the Limpopo MEC for Safety and Security, Ratshivhanda Ndou, announced in his budget speech that braille will be one of the communication methods they are going to use in order to communicate with blind people.

The police in Mopani have arrested two men in connection with the vandalism of tombstones that took place at Siyandani village near Giyani two weeks ago. About 50 tombstones were damaged by unknown vandals at the local graveyard.

The MEC for Local Government in Limpopo, Maite Nkoana Mashabane, officially handed over 118 houses to Mununzwu Newco Farm workers at an event that was held at Mabedengwa Village near Elim in the Waterfall area last Wednesday.

In what is believed to be one of their major successes, the Levubu police made a big breakthrough last week when they arrested a most-wanted man and alleged notorious crime kingpin, whose presence has been sending shivers through the community since 2006.

A young man´s life came to an abrupt end when he was killed by knife-wielding thugs who wanted to rob him of his prized possessions. All he wished for in life was an education that would make him a better person in the future, but his long-cherished dream will never be realized as he was stabbed and killed by ruthless thugs at a notorious spot next to the bridge on his way home from studies on campus last Saturday.

Last Friday was harvest day for the players who were registered with Mangaya Living Commodores last season. Several players received awards during a ceremony that was held at the Mangaya Deliverance Christian Church.